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Bolt

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  1. Wasn't aa9 reductions or dismantling or somthing?
  2. I recon you are in line for about 16 "definitive" answers, not to mention a load of "here we go again" and "search for previous threads". For my two peneth, if you want a "cs38" ticket, you will have to take the assessment. If you want a cs39, take that assessment. You could contact Alan Howell at Lynher training, and ask him for his take on the situation as I know for a fact he loves to tussle with NPTC policy. It may well be a long phone call All the best on your quest.
  3. now then lets see.... a 6,......... 3 for that one, no maybe a 2, .....couple of 1's there, now then do the averaging bit...... ...... ...errrr.........damn! my low "working out an average" rating of 0 has given me an overall score of ... ZERO.
  4. income? or "profit"
  5. Ha Ha, thats my technique. Forget the proper way, just bodge till it seems to work right.
  6. alas, I thought this thread was about someones new wee chipper.
  7. Is Mr Ian Mobbs still on the WPD audit scene? He used to live slap bang in the middle of our managed unit. That made for plenty of unscheduled audits (not that we didn't deserve it back then!)
  8. Or you could just work with WPD on your back No need to worry about slipping into slack ways then
  9. worked for me. he he he (just kidding)
  10. I rekon nothing would hit the fan at all. He would probably just stop being down your way and scuttle up my way and set up once more.
  11. I have got my mums old homelite somwhere. It hasn't got an ounce of plastic on it, its all cast metal. Proudly down the side is written "the worlds lightest direct drive chainsaw". It weighs about the same as an 088!
  12. ......OK...... How about "work on your own and keep both feet on the ground"
  13. You may well get a tap on your shoulder from HSE if you are working at height without adequate rescue provision, accident or not. Poss one of the only things they will spot check.
  14. Ditto the above. don't want one, but just might get one anyway in respect of the last paragraph!
  15. Bolt

    dam birds?

    ....or you could sellotape an inflatable owl / buzzard up there. Although, to be honest, my neighbour once had a plactic heron in the pond to deter the real herons and that did a lousy job
  16. Bolt

    dam birds?

    Have you considered a Céline Dion cd? I once had a very nice rimfire rifle. .22 Sako, moderator on the end. Very stealthy and more effective than microsoft anytime Also worked on them pesky squirrels. Anyway, off to cuddle a bunny.
  17. FACT. :lol:Yeh, but you can be sure someone will disagree!
  18. Bolt

    112/999

    At all depends on how many mobile phone cells (masts) you phone is able to contact. Your location is calculated by the relative signal strength recieved at each cell, as this allows your lovation to be triangulated. If your phone is in contact with 3 or more cells (such as along a main road or in an urban area), the accuracy can be very good (<100sq metres-ish). If your phone has a scratchy signal from just one cell, then I guess the helichopter will be performing a number of large circles. I think I will put my faith in a six figure grid ref!
  19. Bolt

    112/999

    I think it goes somthing like YOU.. "help, help, you've got to save me, all the blood is coming out". NICE LADY ON 112 CALL DESK.. "Don't worry sir, I have you exact location here on the screen (then under her breath) plus or minus about 2 square miles that is" Best if you injure yourself in town (or near a main road) I think!
  20. remember this?? Unfortunately the same "advice" is being given on this forum to experts and novices alike. Yes, if you cut along powerlines week in and week out, you can get away with some stupid stuff, but DON'T be proud of it, and DON'T offer it up as advice to others . If you don't know much about powerlines and you just want facts, here they are... FACT. If you are felling a tree more than 2x their height from an overhead line (regardless of voltage) you are in no electrical danger- work normally, no need to inform the electric company of your intentions. FACT. If you are pruning a tree more than 9 metres (measured from closest twig of tree to nearest conductor) from a line suspended from wooden poles, and if you can maintain that 9m clearance throughout the job, you are in no electrical danger- work normally, no need to inform the electric company of your intentions (regardless of voltage). FACT. If you are pruning a tree more than 15 metres (measured from closest twig of tree to nearest conductor) from a line suspended from metal towers, and if you can maintain that 15m clearance throughout the job, you are in no electrical danger- work normally, no need to inform the electric company of your intentions (regardless of voltage). FACT. The above distances are called PROXIMITY ZONES. FACT. If your tree is in the proximity zone, you should... • Have NPTC “UA” utility arb qualifications. • Written authorisation by the electric company that owns the lines. • Have informed your insurance company • Informed the electric company of the location of your cutting work FACT. If you haven't got NPTC "UA" qualifications, you don't need to worry about... voltages live zones vicinity zones damp weather vegitation touching! bouncing?!? clashing!?! .... because you won't be that close will you? FACT. We are all grown ups, if we wish to go closer, bully for us, but the original question was for facts in order to "do things right and get up to date".
  21. Wether splasy or soak Brit summer's still a joke I will just settle for longer days. Dark mornings / evenings make me dooooown. (do you think swallows use the long-range met office forcast, or are the african forcasts better?)
  22. yes, recon its fake and silly (we will become even more semi skilled if that idea takes off). The rope coils on desent, and the anchor strop shows no sign of loading / unloading
  23. The Story telling chair is an amazing design, with amazing carving. Superb. Also like your blend of art and heavy machinery in the photos...... .....something for everyone I think.
  24. I got a timberwolf from Tavistock chainsaws in errrrr, Tavistock Devon. Good price and machine, and when I needed to sell it on, he managed to sell it on my behalf for mor than I paid for it... Nice!
  25. Then there are those little slugs you find up the very top of trees. Must take them days to get all the way up there. sometimes feel a little guilty when the log they are sat on goes south.....

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